Saving you a click, the hat says:

"Make America go away"

Inspired by xkcd, this is what I do:

https://xkcd.com/843

-> Colombian President Gustavo Petro

The photo:

The shoses gave him away!

Shit. Hadn't considered this

Ah crap, it just reminds me of Windows Vista.

Also, having buttons and controls on transparent backgrounds makes things harder to read / discern.

The the lock screen however is a nice Apple-esque touch.

I would like two search engines displaying results side by side whenever I do a search. There's so much empty space on a wide screen display anyway.

Maybe I should check if there's an addon for this...

Update for the curious:

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/air-force-one-turns-around-trump-davos-minor-electrical-issue/

I agree, it's not a fix. However it's also not just "calling them extremist". It's an official classification not just something haphazardly mentioned in a speech.

The move, announced Friday by the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV), means that the AfD is no longer merely under suspicion. The agency says it now has definitive evidence that the party works against Germany’s democratic system.

A 1,000-page internal report, according to German public broadcaster ARD, underpins the decision, citing violations of core constitutional principles such as human dignity and the rule of law.

The new classification doesn’t ban the party, but it allows German authorities to intensify surveillance, including the use of undercover informants and monitoring communications, under judicial oversight.

Politico

It's great to hear recommendations of European brands but posting ads and framing them as "honest" irks me out a bit. It's still an ad and posted without any context or personal insight to accompany it.

I found it very funny, especially Wesleys portrayal of Kirk. The plot was a bit so and so though.

What type of potato did you use? I find the startchier varieties work best. When oiled meticulously they get crispy everywhere.

Mind you, I find them a hassle too.

• Good quality product
• Suddenly gets popular
• Ramp up production
• Expand product range
• Quality is now shit
• "Anon have you heard of X, they're amazing!!!!!!!!"

(Edit: sorry, I get frustrated by trends)

I'd be interested to hear which book this was!

These come to mind in addition to the ones mentioned:

Ortlieb (e.g. roll top, weatherproof, biking)

Freitag (recycled, fashion, expensive)

Lundhags (hiking brand, like fjällräven)

Also these (no personal experience):

WAYKS

Db

Thanks for making the post! I'm sure many will find it helpful.

Myself I'm inclined to trust old school (f)oss projects much more than these new "privacy focused" solutions that seem to have the half life of a fart.

I'll probably stick with a firefox fork for now, there's plenty of them and it allows me to keep all of my addons and configs.

I recognise you're just expressing frustration towards current affairs – a frustration I often share, but:

Decisions require a mandate and the reason the EU has problems making decisions about some things is that it wasn't designed to address them in the first place.

It's simply a slightly over-grown trading union with occasional federalist aspirations.

Responding to tariffs - fast and coordinated.

Responding to external military threats - scattered and complicated.

::: spoiler Tap for spoiler As a sidenote: According to John Bolton Trump, at least during his first term, was completely oblivious to how the European Union worked and was somehow also under the impression that Juncker, then president of the European Commission, got to decide the NATO budget. Crazy, right? :::

That's why the EU's response to defense was based on financial instruments.

To become a "superpower" and/or make quick decisions regarding e.g. military threats, it would need to actually become a state-like entity and begin building several bureaucratic arms it currently lacks which doesn't usually happen overnight. Not to mention establishing actual policies.

Before we get to that stage though, a consensus between member states needs to be formed and all manner of legal documents drafted. Centralising power means less independence for member states which is usually a hard sell. It would likely also require member states to alter their constitutions which could be an incredibly slow process even without resistance from all the respective governments. Not to mention the fact that a popular vote in all member states might be a good idea democracy-wise.

I'm not saying necessarily it's something we shouldn't pursue and hey, under extraordinary circumstances even bureaucracy can move quickly but it is a huge deal and moving quickly could also mean skirting around established democratic principles. (Actually iirc European bureaucracy is generally quite efficient as is –contrary to popular belief)

I guess I wrote this in the hopes of fighting disillusionment even though it's not the core message here. We'll do what we have to and I'm positive we'll get to wherever we need to be in order to survive and thrive in this century. It will require patience, nerve and active participation from all of us though.

Last thing I want us to become is like the folks over in the States claiming it's all already over. (A minority, I hope)

Sorry for the wall of text, I guess I had some stuff pent up.

I agree with you but to be honest the graph's point is only to rouse you, not to prove a rational point or start a reasonable conversation.

If the complaint is that members aren't contributing 2% of gdp it certainly doesn't highlight the fact how close these countries are in that respect. It only highlights the total amount of expenditure of the USA compared to countries that are much much smaller such as Greece that happens to contribute more per gdp than the USA.

Perhaps the biggest problem however is that the expenditure in the graph is NOT the amount of money that goes toward NATO, it's total military spending which is a different thing entirely.

If only there was time to scratch beyond the surface whenever we see an infograph:

https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2017/03/nato-defence-spending-europe-america/

What kind of holes? If the material hasn't worn out to a thin sheet of nothing, mending is an option too and is even better in terms of BIFL / RRR mentality! Lots of techniques too from easy to decorative to unnoticeable.

Worn out shirts make e.g. great glove liners or tube scarves btw if you have a sewing machine and a few minutes to spare (and are into upcycling.)